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2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region

397 Ranked Colleges
132,695 Degrees Awarded
$22,874 Avg Salary
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region

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Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 556,813 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,337 and had an average of $17,430 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 163,228 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,841 and $16,920 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 132,695 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 397 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in liberal arts / sciences and humanities.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students.

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Southeast Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oxford College of Emory University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region list. Oxford College is a small school located in Oxford, Georgia that handed out 452 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Out of the 397 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marion Military Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Marion, Alabama, this small public school awarded 86 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 397 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Sumter landed the #1 spot on the list. University of South Carolina - Sumter is located in Sumter, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 159 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Salkehatchie. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region list. USC Salkehatchie is a small public school situated in Allendale, South Carolina. It awarded 91 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Union. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region. University of South Carolina - Union is a small school located in Union, South Carolina that handed out 117 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Georgia State University-Perimeter College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia State University-Perimeter College is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2,419 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Louisburg College
Louisburg, North Carolina

Louisburg College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Louisburg, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 74 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.

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Georgia Highlands College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Rome, Georgia, and it awarded 782 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Atlanta Metropolitan State College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 156 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Lake-Sumter State College
Leesburg, Florida

Lake-Sumter State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Leesburg, Florida, and it awarded 809 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Tallahassee Community College
Tallahassee, Florida

Tallahassee Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 2,197 students in 2020-2021.

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Motlow State Community College
Tullahoma, Tennessee

Motlow State Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Motlow is a medium-sized school located in Tullahoma, Tennessee that handed out 899 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Spartanburg Methodist College
Spartanburg, South Carolina

Spartanburg Methodist College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Spartanburg, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 180 students in 2020-2021.

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South Georgia State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. South Georgia State College is a small school located in Douglas, Georgia that handed out 314 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Florida College
Temple Terrace, Florida

Florida College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Temple Terrace, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 92 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.

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Santa Fe College
Gainesville, Florida

Santa Fe College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Santa Fe College is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2,138 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Columbia State Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Columbia, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 632 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.

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Tri-County Community College
Murphy, North Carolina

Tri-County Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region list. Murphy, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 145 students in 2020-2021.

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Florida SouthWestern State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Fort Myers, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 1,856 students in 2020-2021.

Full Florida SouthWestern State College Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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With a ranking of #20, University of South Carolina - Lancaster did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region list. Lancaster, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 80 students in 2020-2021.

Full University of South Carolina - Lancaster Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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East Central Community College
Decatur, Mississippi

East Central Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in Decatur, Mississippi, and it awarded 325 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth, Florida

Palm Beach State College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region list. Palm Beach State College is a large school located in Lake Worth, Florida that handed out 4,062 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Pasco-Hernando State College
New Port Richey, Florida

Pasco-Hernando State College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking. PHSC is a public institution located in New Port Richey, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,171 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Snead State Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Snead State Community College is located in Boaz, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 318 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

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Miami Dade College
Miami, Florida

Miami Dade College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. MDC is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9,606 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

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Rest of the Best 50 in Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region

Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

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Roane State Community College
Harriman, Tennessee
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Polk State College
Winter Haven, Florida
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College of Coastal Georgia
Brunswick, Georgia
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Daytona State College
Daytona Beach, Florida
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Pearl River Community College
Poplarville, Mississippi
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Pensacola State College
Pensacola, Florida
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Jones County Junior College
Ellisville, Mississippi
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Walters State Community College
Morristown, Tennessee
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St Petersburg College
Clearwater, Florida
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College of the Albemarle
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
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Brunswick Community College
Bolivia, North Carolina

Rest of the Top 15% Colleges in Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region

While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

Rank College Location
51 Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia, MS
52 Valencia College Orlando, FL
53 Simmons College of Kentucky Louisville, KY
54 Eastern Florida State College Cocoa, FL
55 Arkansas Baptist College Little Rock, AR
56 East Georgia State College Swainsboro, GA
57 Northeast State Community College Blountville, TN
58 Indian River State College Fort Pierce, FL
59 North Florida College Madison, FL
60 Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga, TN

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